Square Bottle with One Handle

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Square Bottle with One Handle

Place of OriginAncient Rome

Date2nd-3rd century CE

DimensionsH: 5 9/16 in. (14.1 cm); Rim Diam: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); Body Diam: 2 1/16 in. (5.3 cm)

MediumGlass; mold-blown, tooled, applied handle.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.953

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DescriptionThis bottle from the 2nd or 3rd century CE is made of light olive brown glass. It has a square shape with a sloping shoulder and a single handle. The bottle was made by blowing glass into a mold and then shaping the top by hand. Each side shows faint oval designs, and the handle is attached near the rim.

Published ReferencesHaberey, Waldemar, "Der Werkstoff Glas im Altertum," Glastechenis Berichte, May 1958, no. 5, pp. 188-194, fig. 20 (ill), p. 191.